No more trash bags full of STEM creations…
Circular STEM prepares young people to lead in the circular economy. It designs solutions and products that last, that reuse materials, and that solve social and environmental problems. Here is a sample of how children are taught to think about their building materials.
At the end of a building challenge, instead of throwing everything into a garbage bag, the students carefully look at all materials and give their design a score. How circular is their design? Can any materials be recovered to be reused?